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Some incredibly useful units in the ModuleModule series, Chris - what an inspired idea!


> After letting the real world get in the way for a while, I've made 
> some time to slave away over a hot drafting table, and I think that 
> these designs are finally far enough along to pull back the curtain. 
> OK, so I don't really use a drafting table, but you get the idea. I 
> have two main projects well underway, the ModuleModule, and Periodicity.
> 
> ModuleModule - http://www.eardrill.com/modules/ModuleModule/
> The ModuleModule is my solution to the problem that I encountered in 
> trying to design the perfect utility module. I initially thought that 
> I could find _just_ the right balance of things to make a utility 
> module or two, but I could never quite settle on just the right things 
> to include. Then it hit me that the problem was overly constrained. I 
> was never going to be able to make a universally useful utility 
> module, because there are just too many problems that different people 
> might have.
> 
> The ModuleModule lets you put together up to four utility functions of 
> your choosing in one module. I have many ModuleModule modules planned, 
> more than are listed on the page. Given that I'm a tiny shop, all the 
> ModuleModule modules won't be available right away, and reaction to 
> individual ModuleModule modules will determine the order in which I 
> tackle those sub-projects. I also hope that third parties will produce 
> modules in this format.
> 
> Periodicity - http://www.eardrill.com/modules/Periodicity/
> While the 259e and 261e waveform generators have modulation 
> oscillators which can operate as LFOs, there aren't really any 
> dedicated LFOs in the Buchla system. My problem with using the mod 
> oscillators as LFOs is that I almost _always_ want to use them for 
> audio-rate modulation. The 281e function generator can also be pressed 
> into service as an LFO, but I still felt the need for a dedicated LFO 
> in my system. Also neither the mod oscillator nor the function 
> generator goes slow enough for my tastes.
> 
> The Periodicity module is a feature-rich triple LFO that, among a host 
> of other features, can go really slow. There are still a few issues 
> that I'm working on: the LFO stew section is not 100% firm, and there 
> are still open questions regarding exactly what aspects of LFO 2 & 3 
> are slaved, when slave is enabled. (Symmetry? Freeze?)
> 
> ---
> 
> Both the ModuleModule and Periodicity are pretty far along, but I 
> haven't moved into the layout/parts procurement/assembly phases, so 
> all of these are still a few months away. I'm not taking deposits as I 
> haven't firmed up pricing yet. That said, I would like to get some 
> idea about the interest for these two ideas, and particularly what 
> ModuleModule modules you might be interested in.
> 
> 




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